Stardate 20011004.2042 (On Screen): It's fun to watch a season record being made. Today Barry Bonds tied McGwire's season home run record when
he hit his 70th; with two more games to play he has a good chance of getting one more and setting a new record. But there's a different kind of record, a career record, and we are watching a giant play now. Ricky Henderson doesn't get the publicity that some other players have gotten, but he is the all-time leading base stealer, with 1395; given that he broke the previous record in 1991 it's clear that he's long since left #2 in the dust on this one. Earlier this year he set the career record for walks, taking that record from the great Babe Ruth. And today he broke another record, when he scored his 2246th run, breaking a record set by Ty Cobb. (It is pleasing that it was a homer; that's icing on the cake.) He is two hits short of 3000; when he gets two more he'll be only the 25th player ever to get 3000 hits in a career. And those are not the only records he holds. He is the greatest offensive player in the history of the game.
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